Have fun and help raise money for Sense:

Here are LargeOutdoors we are proud to have teamed up with Sense to run a series of great fundraising events for them.

If you are interested in helping Sense raise much needed funds for Deafblind people across the UK then please check out their upcoming events or follow the links in the right hand column.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to get in touch with the LargeOutdoors office on 0161 401 0460.

Who are Sense?

Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. They provide expert advice and information as well as specialist services to deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them.  They also support people who have sensory impairments with additional disabilities.
 
Their services include on-going support for deafblind people and families. These range from day services where deafblind people have the opportunity to learn new skills and Sense-run houses in the community – where people are supported to live as independently as possible.  They also provide leading specialist advice, for example on education options and assistive technology.

What is Deafblindness?

Deafblindness is a combination of both sight and hearing difficulties. Most of what we learn about the world comes through our ears and eyes, so deafblind people face major problems with communication, access to information and mobility. People can be born deafblind, or become deafblind through illness, accident or in older age.

What can your fundraising efforts do for Sense?

• £5 – Could buy a set of musical bells to help stimulate even the tiniest amount of a deafblind child’s hearing in music therapy.
• £15 – Could pay for a tactile book to develop a child’s sense of sight and touch at a Sense family centre.
• £25 – Could buy an interactive light tube to help stimulate a deafblind child’s remaining sight.
• £50 – Could help pay for a deafblind child’s vital first assessment.
• £700 – Could send a deafblind child on a dream holiday. These holidays not only provide life-changing experiences, full of fun, learning and special care but they also give carers and family members a well earned break allowing them to spend more quality time with other children and family.
• £1000 – Could enable Sense to buy a sonic chair at one of their day centres enabling more deafblind people to benefit from these sensations. Operated by a large button control these chairs heat up, massage different parts of the body, and vibrate at different frequencies.